One of the scariest parts of this article is the discussion on “fly-by-night” advertisers. Fly-by-night advertisers will advertise a product and take the consumer’s money, but they don’t actually have a manufacturing location, they’re just selling a product some other company is making. Talk about a total lack of traceability and transparency!!!

The scary part of this scenario is it’s not just limited to weight-loss products. Ever seen those energy drinks you can only get online? Hmmm…